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Militate vs Obstacle - What's the difference?

militate | obstacle |

As a verb militate

is to give force or effect toward; to influence.

As a noun obstacle is

something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress.

militate

English

Verb

(militat)
  • To give force or effect toward; to influence.
  • To militate in favor of a particular result.
    To militate against the possibility of his election.
  • (obsolete) To fight.
  • obstacle

    English

    (Obstacle course)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress
  • A big obstacle to understanding the manual was that it had been poorly translated from the Japanese.

    Synonyms

    * impediment * hindrance * hurdle * See also